UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA CHOOSES YAMAHA TRUMPETS

GRAND RAPIDS, MI (November 16, 2001)—The University of Minnesota Maroon and Gold Marching Band has purchased 60 Yamaha model YTR-6335 professional trumpets to help power the Golden Gophers in their Big Ten clashes.

University of Minnesota Brass

"We're very happy with our relationship with Yamaha," says band director Jerry Luckhardt. "The quality of the matched instruments makes an enormous difference in the tone, blend and intonation of our band, and we appreciate the service Yamaha has provided."

Longtime Yamaha dealer Music Connection in Forest Lake, MN helped make the purchase possible. "The response from the university has been extremely positive," owner Charlie Ollman says. "It's nice to be able to work with a supportive company like Yamaha on a project of this magnitude."

One of the most exciting and highly visible organizations on campus, the Minnesota Marching Band provides support to the university's athletic programs, and represents the university both at home and away. When home, the Marching Band performs at all University of Minnesota Golden Gopher football games, which are currently held at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, home of the National Football League's Minnesota Vikings and Major League Baseball's Minnesota Twins. In addition, the band holds an annual indoor concert at Northrop Memorial Auditorium, performs in Minnesota's Homecoming Day Parade down University Avenue, and plays at one Vikings home game at the Metrodome each year. The band has its own fully turfed practice field.

The Yamaha YTR-6335 is a professional Bb standard weight trumpet featuring corrosion-resistant Monel pistons, a one-piece bell, perfectly round pressure-formed tubing and a variety of other Yamaha features that produce superior tone, response and playability under a wide range of conditions.

For more information on Yamaha Band & Orchestral products, write Yamaha Corporation of America, Band & Orchestral Division, 3445 East Paris Ave. S.E., Grand Rapids, MI 49518; telephone (616) 940-4900; e-mail infostation@yamaha.com; or visit the web site at http://www.yamaha.com/yamahavgn/CDA/Catalog/Catalog_GSXOXX/0,6363,CTID=231200&CNTYP=PRODUCT&VNM=LIVE&AFLG=Y,00.html.